a question on an error of building 2.6.24.2 - Linux

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I am using a cross-compiler gcc 4.1.2 and glibc 2.3.6 to build
2.6.24.2 for an adder875 board. At the end of building, the ld gives
the following error messages:
LD init/built-in.o
LD vmlinux
`.exit.data' referenced in section `.exit.text' ...